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PANDA 55 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Snitch (ranked 2214 p4p, 3720 weight class) and Doko Dokov (ranked 306 p4p, 459 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Snitch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I Wanna Rock. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 27 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Snitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Doko Dokov!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov with a poor takedown
and Snitch counters with a nice uppercut.
Dokov blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Dokov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Snitch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dokov circles away quickly and effectively.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Snitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Snitch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Snitch fails with a takedown attempt.
Dokov tries to clinch up but Snitch circles away and keeps his distance.
Snitch seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Danga de danga de dang - Snitch scores with a four punch combination!
Snitch swats away the attempt to clinch by Dokov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Snitch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dokov has his takedown stuffed
and Snitch counters with a stiff right hand.
Dokov moves in looking to clinch but Snitch pushes him off.
Dokov closes the distance but Snitch moves to the side
and Snitch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snitch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Snitch wants it to stay on the feet.
Jon Snitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doko Dokov.
Snitch scores with a punch to the head.
Snitch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Dokov was covering up waiting for the punch and Snitch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dokov throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Snitch preventing the sweep.
Dokov is trying to control the position but Snitch postures up.
Dokov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snitch is controlling the pace.
Snitch stops Dokov from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch working the head and body with strikes.
Dokov tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Dokov is looking to escape.
Snitch blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Snitch blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Dokov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Snitch's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Dokov striking from the bottom.
Dokov throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Dokov trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dokov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Snitch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Snitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Dokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Snitch with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dokov is trying to defend but Snitch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dokov makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Snitch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dokov doesn't manage to clinch there - Snitch circles away.
Dokov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Snitch circles away.
Dokov closes the distance and clinches.
Dokov stops a takedown attempt from Snitch.
Dokov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snitch counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Snitch enables Dokov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Snitch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dokov gets to his feet - Snitch follows without any prompting.
Snitch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dokov as he avoids it easily.
Snitch shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dokov napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dokov throws Snitch to one side and escapes!
Dokov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snitch closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dokov's guard.
Dokov scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dokov fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snitch avoids it really well and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Snitch will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Snitch wants to land a leg kick but Dokov is out of range.
Snitch gets the takedown into side control.
Snitch just content to control the position.
Dokov gets back to half guard.
Dokov punching from the bottom.
Snitch blocks the strikes from Dokov.
Snitch is trying to control the action in half guard but Dokov is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dokov punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov landing rabbit punches to the side of Snitch's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Dokov looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Snitch seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Dokov has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to get back to is feet but Snitch passes into side control.
Dokov misses with a strike from the bottom.
Snitch wants to control but Dokov is keeping him busy.
Dokov is looking to reverse the position.
Snitch gets to mount! Dokov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Snitch controlling from mount.
Dokov has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Snitch tries to control but Dokov wriggling away.
Dokov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snitch sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dokov is looking to improve his position but Snitch isn't that keen on the idea.
Snitch is landing with some decent strikes but Dokov is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Snitch controlling from the full mount.
Dokov throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dokov is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Snitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Snitch controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snitch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Dokov for as long as he can get away with.
Dokov wants to control but Snitch is having none of it.
Snitch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dokov is trying to escape the mount.
Dokov is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Dokov tries to reverse the position but Snitch maintains control.
Dokov tries to hold on but Snitch pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov is looking to get to half guard.
Snitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dokov flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Snitch looking to control and managing it successfully.
Dokov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dokov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dokov is looking to stand up but Snitch won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Snitch is on top in guard.
Snitch controlling from the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snitch dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dokov shoots in but no luck this time.
Snitch cracks Dokov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dokov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Snitch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dokov throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dokov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch but Snitch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dokov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dokov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Snitch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dokov misses with an uppercut. Snitch saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snitch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Snitch throwing a counter right hand but Dokov manages to avoid it.
Snitch lands a two punch combo.
 It looks like Doko Dokov has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dokov clinches.
Snitch scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dokov misses with the head strike.
Snitch stalling against the cage.
Snitch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dokov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Snitch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dokov throws a head punch that misses.
Snitch can't get the takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Dokov fails to land.
Snitch has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dokov after a bit of a struggle.
Jon Snitch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Snitch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dokov is trying to pull guard but Snitch has him pressed against the cage.
Dokov lands with a left to the head.
Dokov jumps guard and drags Snitch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Doko Dokov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Snitch postures up.
Snitch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Snitch is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Dokov striking off his back but it's not causing Snitch any problems.
Snitch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dokov can do to turn this around?
Dokov is looking to stand up but Snitch isn't so interested in that idea.
Doko Dokov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dokov working for submissions but it's allowed Snitch to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Dokov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Dokov is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Snitch is controlling him.
Dokov bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Snitch's guard.
Dokov with a flurry of punches that miss.
Snitch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dokov manages to get himself to full guard.
Snitch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Snitch stops Dokov from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dokov wriggles free and stands up.
Dokov tries to clinch but Snitch is having none of it.
Snitch shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Snitch in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Snitch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Snitch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Snitch!
Our winner, Jon Snitch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vlad Putin (ranked 2825 p4p, 3094 weight class) and Damian Dudley (ranked 376 p4p, 395 weight class). Putin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rasputin Vladimir Putin Love The Way You Move. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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13 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 32 - 1, fighting out of New York, Vlad Putin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Dudley!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Putin scoring well with a low kick there.
Dudley takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Putin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Putin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dudley uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Putin.
Putin tries to clinch up but Dudley circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Dudley is out of range.
Putin scores with a head kick.
Dudley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Putin.
Dudley checks a low kick from Putin.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Putin wants to clinch
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Putin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dudley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Putin manages to avoid it.
Putin connects with a right hand. Dudley shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putin looks to clinch
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin wants to clinch but Dudley slips to the side
and Dudley counters with a straight right hand.
Putin tries to clinch up but Dudley circles away and keeps his distance.
Putin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dudley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Putin.
Dudley is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice straight punches there by Putin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Putin.
Putin tries to clinch up.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A swing and a miss from Putin.
Putin misses with an uppercut.
Putin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Putin throws an off balance right hand
and Dudley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A left and a right from Dudley both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch lands to the side of Dudley 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Putin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vlad Putin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putin looks to land a left hand but Dudley moved out of range nicely.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Putin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dudley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Putin misses with an uppercut. Dudley saw that one coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Dudley as he connects with a hook.
Putin throws a hook but Dudley blocks it.
Putin throws a head kick that misses
and Dudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Putin has managed to clinch.
Dudley managing to block the knees to the body from Putin.
Dudley breaks the clinch.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Dudley scores with a four punch combination!
Dudley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Putin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dudley, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dudley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Putin instigates a clinch.
Putin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dudley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A head punch on the inside from Putin fails to land.
Putin misses with a knee to the head.
Putin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Damian Dudley has been cut.
Dudley manages to break the clinch.
Putin closes the distance and pushes Dudley back into the cage.
Putin gets through Dudley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Putin blocks an elbow strike from Dudley.
Putin tries to land knees in the clinch but Dudley avoids the damage to the body.
Dudley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dudley breaks from the clinch.
Putin needs to keep his hands up - Dudley had a free shot at his head there.
Putin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dudley.
Dudley swings for the body but Putin moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Putin misses with a left hand
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Dudley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Putin doesn't seem phased though.
Putin swings for the body but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley keeps the fight on the outside.
Putin looks to land a right hand but Dudley moved out of range.
A jab from Dudley does it's job there.
Putin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dudley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Putin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dudley swats away the attempt to clinch by Putin.
A little jabbing left from Dudley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin missing with a left hand there. Dudley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Putin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Damian Dudley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Damian Dudley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Putin throws a series of punches but Dudley moves out of range.
Dudley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Putin fakes the leg kick and cracks Dudley in the body.
Putin lands a high kick!
Dudley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Damian Dudley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Putin throws a sloppy body shot
and Dudley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Putin misses with a head kick.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Putin scores with a hook to the body. Dudley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dudley connects with a body shot that sends Putin's belly button to the back.
Dudley slips a straight right by Putin.
Putin wants to clinch but Dudley slips to the side
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Putin wants to clinch.
Dudley throws a series of punches but Putin moves out of range.
Putin throws a head kick that misses.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dudley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Putin's hands.
Dudley takes a swing at Putin's ribcage but misses.
Putin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Putin misses with a hook
and Dudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Putin looks to throw the jab but Dudley is out of range.
Dudley ducks right into an uppercut from Putin.
Dudley dips to his left and cracks Putin with an uppercut!
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little jabbing left from Dudley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dudley throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Putin on the side of the head.
Dudley lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dudley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Putin clinches.
Dudley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dudley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dudley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Dudley moves away from the strike by Putin.
Putin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dudley swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Putin tries a head kick but it misses.
Putin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Putin misses with a double jab.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dudley moves into range and connects with a jab.
Putin closes the distance and clinches.
Putin missing with knees to the body.
Dudley breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dudley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Putin.
Putin tries to clinch but Dudley is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Dudley on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Putin misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Putin takes a swing at Dudley's ribcage but misses.
Putin fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Putin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Putin misses the body punch
and Dudley counters with a nice uppercut.
Dudley tests Putin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Putin forces Dudley back against the cage and clinches.
Dudley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dudley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dudley sizes up Putin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Putin tries to clinch up but Dudley circles away and keeps his distance.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
Putin tries to clinch there but Dudley circles away.
Putin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Putin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dudley dodges the punch combination from Putin.
Dudley throws out a counter right but Putin avoids it with no problem.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dudley presses Putin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dudley has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Putin seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dudley can turn it around.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dudley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Putin backwards.
Dudley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dudley lands with a nice combination. Putin backs away looking to recover.
Dudley lands a jab to Putin's midsection.
Dudley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Putin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dudley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
 Putin is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Putin throws a poor cross that misses
and Dudley counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Putin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Putin misses with a left hand
and Dudley comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Putin stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Dudley is on him like rabid pit bull! Putin slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damian Dudley!
Damian Dudley took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivern Gustavsson (ranked 1653 p4p, 4190 weight class) and Chief Man (ranked 221 p4p, 515 weight class). Ivern Gustavsson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chief Man's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ivern Gustavsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chief Man!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man misses with a wild combination.
Man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Gustavsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gustavsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Man takes one to the chin there.
Man throws an overhand right that lands on Gustavsson's shoulder, as Gustavsson tries to avoid the shot.
Man connects with a nice looking jab.
Gustavsson moves away from the strike by Man.
Man throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Man takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Gustavsson finds it's way through Man's defenses.
 Man is rocked!
Man walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Gustavsson! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivern Gustavsson!
Ivern Gustavsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Bellafontane (ranked 2673 p4p, 2633 weight class) and Marcus St Stone (ranked 106 p4p, 104 weight class). Sam Bellafontane is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Bellafontane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marcus St Stone!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Stone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bellafontane drops St Stone with a nice combination! Bellafontane dives into St Stone's guard, looking to finish!
It looks like Marcus St Stone has been cut.
Bellafontane loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
St Stone preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
St Stone looking for a guillotine here but Bellafontane defends easily.
Bellafontane might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bellafontane lands a couple of decent looking shots.
St Stone is rocked!
That has opened up Marcus St Stone's cut even more.
St Stone wants to sweep but no luck.
St Stone is still in real trouble! Can Bellafontane finish him?
Bellafontane loads up on a big left hand. St Stone felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bellafontane looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! St Stone can't hide his disappointment, as Bellafontane celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Bellafontane!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Braynas Hlervu (ranked 1082 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 125 p4p, 192 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Braynas Hlervu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White Jr misses with a straight left.
Hlervu misses with a hook to the body
and White Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hlervu doesn't manage to clinch there - White Jr circles away.
White Jr misses with a hook.
Hlervu stuns White Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hlervu rushes White Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Hlervu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
White Jr tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hlervu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hlervu stuffs the takedown.
Braynas Hlervu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hlervu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu throws a leg kick
and White Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hlervu tries to clinch there but White Jr circles away.
Hlervu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hlervu lets loose with a powerful body kick. White Jr will feel that in the morning.
Hlervu misses with a looping right.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hlervu throws a low kick but it's checked well by White Jr.
Hlervu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Hlervu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hlervu is looking to slow White Jr down with leg kicks.
Hlervu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hlervu moves to clinch but White Jr breaks away
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Hlervu throws a nice head kick!
A nice leg kick from Hlervu, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hlervu lunges at White Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White Jr's hand.
White Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hlervu lets loose with a powerful body kick. White Jr will feel that in the morning.
Hlervu throws a leg kick
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hlervu gets a clinch.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hlervu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hlervu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hlervu's elbow.
Hlervu throws a punch but it's blocked by White Jr.
White Jr tries a body shot but Hlervu blocks it.
Hlervu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Hlervu.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, White Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hlervu's brow.
White Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
White Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hlervu.
Hlervu avoiding damage.
White Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
White Jr tries to work over Hlervu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hlervu cracks White Jr with a nice body shot.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Hlervu avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
Hlervu lands a right hand that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Hlervu blocks an uppercut.
White Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hlervu lands with a left to the head.
Hlervu scores with a nice hook to the head.
White Jr has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hlervu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hlervu is pressed up against the cage. White Jr has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hlervu down to the mat. Hlervu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Braynas Hlervu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce White Jr.
White Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hlervu misses with a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from White Jr! But no joy.
White Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hlervu lands with a straight right. White Jr didn't see that one coming.
Hlervu plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
White Jr is rocked!
White Jr shoots for a takedown but Hlervu saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
White Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Hlervu finish him?
White Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hlervu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent White Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hlervu cracks White Jr with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! White Jr falls to his knees and Hlervu doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Braynas Hlervu!
Braynas Hlervu very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Bruce White Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'This sucks man, I gave my best but I guess today it wasn't enough, I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chu Ho Soon (ranked 838 p4p, 1886 weight class) and George Steve Jr (ranked 113 p4p, 218 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chu Ho Soon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, George Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon clobbers Steve Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ho Soon throws a lazy uppercut
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot by Steve Jr.
Ho Soon misses with a lunging right hand
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve Jr throws a sloppy body shot
and Ho Soon counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Jr moves out of range as Ho Soon strikes.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Ho Soon sprawls well. He's pushed Steve Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ho Soon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steve Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon scores with a jab. Steve Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ho Soon slips a straight right by Steve Jr.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Steve Jr catches Ho Soon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Steve Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ho Soon throws a hook to the side of Steve Jr's head but Steve Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ho Soon misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon thumps Steve Jr with a low kick.
Ho Soon loads up on a big right hand but Steve Jr slips the punch.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ho Soon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Ho Soon lands a really nice looking cross but Steve Jr seems unphased.
Ho Soon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Ho Soon misses the target.
Steve Jr connects with the punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Steve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon misses with a right hand
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A big right from Steve Jr misses.
Steve Jr walks into a left hand.
Ho Soon wants to land a leg kick but Steve Jr is out of range.
Ho Soon looks to land a right hand but Steve Jr moved out of range.
A good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Sloppy strikes from Ho Soon. Those never looked like landing.
Steve Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ho Soon slips the punch.
Ho Soon throws a lazy body kick
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut.
Ho Soon misses with an uppercut. Steve Jr saw that one coming.
Steve Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ho Soon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ho Soon connects with a jab.
Ho Soon cracks Steve Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ho Soon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve Jr staying out of range there.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr misses with a looping right.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Ho Soon avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Steve Jr counter with a right hand.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steve Jr manages to avoid it.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Ho Soon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ho Soon lands a nice shot to the body.
Ho Soon lands a right hook to the body.
Ho Soon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ho Soon looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve Jr is just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ho Soon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steve Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ho Soon.
A jab from Steve Jr does it's job there.
Ho Soon throws a leg kick which misses Steve Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Steve Jr tries to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Ho Soon ducks under a wild hook from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Ho Soon misses.
Steve Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Ho Soon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Steve Jr ducks under a wild hook from Ho Soon.
A swing and a miss from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon connects with a leg kick.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon throws a hook but Steve Jr avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon lands an overhand right.
Ho Soon connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ho Soon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ho Soon looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Soon.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Steve Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ho Soon has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A jab from Steve Jr misses.
Ho Soon attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Chu Ho Soon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ho Soon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ho Soon thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Steve Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Ho Soon lands with a shot to the body.
Ho Soon swings for the body but Steve Jr moves out of range.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Ho Soon lands with an overhand left.
Ho Soon sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr throws a body punch but Ho Soon moves out of range.
Steve Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon slips under a jab from Steve Jr.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho Soon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ho Soon slips under a jab.
Steve Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Ho Soon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Steve Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ho Soon throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Soon connects with a body shot that sends Steve Jr's belly button to the back.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Steve Jr might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ho Soon has got the better of the exchanges.
Ho Soon missing with a left hand there. Steve Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu Ho Soon is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Ho Soon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho Soon throws a right hand that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho Soon just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr throws the left hand but Ho Soon avoids the punch easily.
Ho Soon jabs at Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Ho Soon avoids it with no problem.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steve Jr can do to turn this around?
Steve Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ho Soon moves away.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Steve Jr checks a leg kick.
Ho Soon throws a looping overhand right but Steve Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A shot to the body from Ho Soon misses
and Steve Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ho Soon sizes up Steve Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a shot from downtown. Ho Soon moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Steve Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ho Soon is looking to counter punch.
Ho Soon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steve Jr.
It seemed like Steve Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Steve Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ho Soon throws a body kick that misses.
Steve Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ho Soon misses with a straight left.
Ho Soon throws a poor cross that misses
and Steve Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ho Soon digs a good hook to Steve Jr's body.
Ho Soon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Steve Jr misses the target.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Ho Soon blocks it.
Steve Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ho Soon misses with a series of wild punches.
Steve Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon misses with a looping right.
Ho Soon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Steve Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Steve Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chu Ho Soon dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
Ho Soon throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ho Soon under the eye.
Ho Soon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Soon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steve Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Ho Soon moves out of range of the strikes.
Ho Soon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ho Soon tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Soon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Steve Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho Soon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Steve Jr.
Ho Soon thuds a left hand into Steve Jr's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Ho Soon scores with a jab to the head.
Ho Soon with a nice calf kick.
Steve Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon connects with a solid leg kick.
A slow jab from Ho Soon misses its intended target.
Ho Soon's corner calls for a 1-2. Ho Soon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Ho Soon feints a jab promting Steve Jr to slip. Ho Soon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Steve Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ho Soon staying out of range there.
Ho Soon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A left lands for Ho Soon.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Ho Soon.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ho Soon.
Ho Soon looks to land a left hand but Steve Jr moved out of range nicely.
George Steve Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chu Ho Soon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Ho Soon.
Ho Soon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ho Soon misses with a left hand
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Steve Jr moves away.
Ho Soon misses with a straight right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ho Soon.
Steve Jr avoids the body shot from Ho Soon.
Ho Soon swings away with a body shot that misses
and Steve Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ho Soon is rocked!
Ho Soon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ho Soon digs a good body shot into Steve Jr's ribs.
Steve Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho Soon.
A big left from Steve Jr misses.
Ho Soon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve Jr blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Soon stalks Steve Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Steve Jr's face. Steve Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr slips under a jab.
Ho Soon thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from Ho Soon misses.
Ho Soon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Steve Jr defending well as Ho Soon loads up on a big left hand.
Ho Soon avoids the body shot from Steve Jr.
Ho Soon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Steve Jr's hands.
Ho Soon throws out a loose jab but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Steve Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho Soon lands a jab to the head.
Ho Soon lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An inside leg kick lands from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ho Soon finds it's way round the side to connect with Steve Jr's head.
Ho Soon keeps Steve Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Steve Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ho Soon dips to his left and cracks Steve Jr with an uppercut!
Steve Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ho Soon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ho Soon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ho Soon misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ho Soon tries to land a body kick
and Steve Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ho Soon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Ho Soon.
Steve Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chu Ho Soon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ho Soon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chu Ho Soon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Chu Ho Soon waved his t-shirt featuring Voodoo Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Verneri Ahma (ranked 1381 p4p, 1831 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 167 p4p, 224 weight class). Verneri Ahma is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Verneri Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 35 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Kenichi Hosakawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brooksbank walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ahma checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Brooksbank shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A good leg kick by Ahma.
Verneri Ahma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ahma chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Brooksbank looks for a takedown but Ahma sprawls well.
Brooksbank ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good exchange - Ahma coming out on top.
Ahma lands a big head kick that sends Brooksbank tumbling to the mat! Ahma takes a step backwards and waves Brooksbank back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Brooksbank is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brooksbank walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Ahma swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Verneri Ahma!
Verneri Ahma decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hatori Hanzo (ranked 1894 p4p, 1593 weight class) and Magnus Thoressen (ranked 231 p4p, 191 weight class). Hatori Hanzo had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hatori Hanzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magnus Thoressen!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Ren Mimura and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thoressen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hanzo.
Hanzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thoressen.
Thoressen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hanzo.
A right-left combo lands from Thoressen.
Thoressen defending well as Hanzo loads up on a big left hand.
Thoressen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thoressen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hanzo.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thoressen misses with a hook. Hanzo ducked under it nicely.
Hanzo tries to clinch but Thoressen is having none of it.
Hanzo lands a big head kick that sends Thoressen tumbling to the mat! Hanzo takes a step backwards and waves Thoressen back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Thoressen is rocked!
It looks like Magnus Thoressen has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzo moves out of range as Thoressen strikes.
Thoressen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoressen controls his hands.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hanzo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thoressen's brow.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen lands a shoulder strike.
Hanzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Hanzo has a couple of punches blocked by Thoressen.
Hanzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thoressen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hanzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Thoressen ducks under a wild hook from Hanzo.
Hanzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thoressen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hanzo.
Hanzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thoressen moves away.
Hanzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoressen.
Hanzo lands an elbow inside that Thoressen shrugs off.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Hanzo takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanzo lands with a left to the head.
Thoressen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thoressen scores with a knee to the head.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Hanzo misses with some punches.
Hanzo blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Thoressen prevents a body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Thoressen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Hanzo blocks with his arms.
Hanzo misses with the head strike.
Hanzo is looking for a takedown.
Hanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thoressen lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanzo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thoressen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hanzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Thoressens head.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but Hanzo blocks it.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Thoressen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Thoressen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hanzo blocking some punches.
Thoressen avoiding damage as Hanzo throws knees to the body.
Hanzo misses with some punches.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoressen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice elbow from Hanzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Thoressen.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
Thoressen has Hanzo pressed against the cage, preventing Hanzo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hanzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Thoressen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanzo lands with a left to the head.
Thoressen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Still in the clinch, Hanzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thoressen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoressen controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Magnus Thoressen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thoressen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Thoressen throws a hook but Hanzo avoids it easily.
Hanzo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hanzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hanzo tries to clinch up
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thoressen throws a looping overhand right but Hanzo ducks down to avoid it.
Hanzo is looking to clinch but Thoressen is avoiding it.
A jab from Thoressen misses.
Thoressen takes the fight into the clinch.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Thoressen controls his hands.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Hanzo blocks with his arms.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
Hanzo digs a right hand into Thoressen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thoressen's gas tank.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen swings wildly with an uppercut but Hanzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hanzo - that landed with a thud.
Hanzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanzo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hanzo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Thoressen throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Hanzo breaks from the clinch.
Hanzo takes a swing at Thoressen's ribcage but misses.
Hanzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Thoressen looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Hanzo tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hanzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thoressen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magnus Thoressen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Hanzo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thoressen avoids the body shot from Hanzo.
Hanzo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hanzo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thoressen looks to land a combination. Hanzo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hanzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Thoressen circles away.
Thoressen throws a head kick that half lands.
Hanzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Thoressen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Thoressen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thoressen throws out a counter right but Hanzo avoids it with no problem.
Hanzo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Thoressen lands an overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen connects with a crisp jab.
Hanzo gets a clinch.
Hanzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Hanzo fails to land.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Hanzo tries to throw a body punch but Thoressen avoids it by throwing Hanzo back against the cage.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thoressen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hanzo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hanzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thoressen lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hanzo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thoressen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Thoressen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Hanzo misses with some punches.
Hanzo blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thoressen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thoressen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanzo misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzo trying to stall but Thoressen improves his position.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Thoressen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hanzo.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanzo.
Hanzo lands a hook that snaps the head of Thoressen backwards.
Thoressen misses with some punches.
Hanzo tries a body shot but Thoressen blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Thoressen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Thoressen's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hanzo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Thoressen misses.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the body
and Thoressen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thoressen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thoressen instigates a clinch.
Hanzo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
Hanzo blocking some punches.
Hanzo is leaning against Thoressen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Thoressen misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzo.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thoressen.
Hanzo throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thoressen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Hanzo.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thoressen tries to land a knee to the head but Hanzo blocks with his arms.
Hanzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Thoressen looking to throw knees to the head but Hanzo is blocking nicely.
Hanzo lands a nice elbow.
Hanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hanzo pushes Thoressen back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Thoressen misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Thoressen fails to land.
Hanzo misses with the head strike.
Hanzo pushes Thoressen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hanzo tries to work over Thoressen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hanzo lands a knee to the body.
Thoressen blocks a body shot from Hanzo.
Thoressen misses with a punch on the inside.
Hatori Hanzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hanzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Hanzo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hanzo throws an elbow that misses.
Thoressen lands a right hand.
Hanzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thoressen has a couple of punches blocked by Hanzo.
Thoressen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Thoressen.
Hanzo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thoressen.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Hanzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Hanzo on the inside.
Hanzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Thoressen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Thoressen controls the action.
Hanzo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hanzo misses with a punch to the body.
Hanzo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Thoressen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thoressen blocks an uppercut.
Thoressen lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Thoressen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hanzo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thoressen lands a nice uppercut.
Thoressen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from Hanzo.
A short right from Hanzo.
Hanzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hanzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hanzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Thoressen.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hanzo.
Thoressen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hanzo blocks it with crossed arms.
Hanzo throws an elbow but it misses.
Hanzo throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thoressen misses with the head strike.
Thoressen scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hanzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thoressen's elbow.
Hanzo tries a body shot but Thoressen blocks it.
Thoressen working aggressively here.
Thoressen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hanzo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thoressen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hanzo can't find room to land a body shot as Thoressen controls the action.
Hanzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hanzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hatori Hanzo.
I think Thoressen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Magnus Thoressen!
A relieved looking Magnus Thoressen thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Hatori Hanzo spoke after the fight, saying 'I got a white belt what'd yall expect'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darren Weeks (ranked 522 p4p, 530 weight class) and Justin Gaethje (ranked 58 p4p, 60 weight class). Justin Gaethje told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darren Weeks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Justin Gaethje!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Gaethje.
Weeks tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Gaethje on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weeks misses with a looping right.
Gaethje leaves Weeks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Weeks throws a jab when Gaethje was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Gaethje.
Weeks looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Weeks misses with a lunging right hand
and Gaethje counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gaethje circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gaethje counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gaethje scores with the left hand. Weeks knows he should have avoided that one.
Weeks has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gaethje finds it's way round the side to connect with Weeks's head.
Weeks is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weeks misses with a left hand
and Gaethje scores with a counter punch that sends Weeks to the canvas! Gaethje smells blood - he's punishing Weeks with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Weeks has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Justin Gaethje!
Justin Gaethje thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Lesnar (ranked 1037 p4p, 601 weight class) and Aiu BangYou (ranked 41 p4p, 22 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aiu BangYou!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Hirohito Nitta and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BangYou tries to clinch but fails miserably
and BangYou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BangYou takes the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lesnar.
BangYou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
BangYou lands a body shot.
Lesnar avoiding damage as BangYou throws knees to the body.
BangYou can't find room to land a body shot as Lesnar controls the action.
Lesnar prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lesnar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lesnar is trying to drag BangYou to the mat but BangYou just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
BangYou cracks Lesnar with a nice body shot.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
BangYou manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lesnar won't allow BangYou to sweep him here.
BangYou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now BangYou is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
Lesnar looking for a sweep. Not yet Lesnar, not yet.
BangYou wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
BangYou landing some decent shots from guard.
BangYou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
BangYou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lesnar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lesnar controlling BangYou's posture.
BangYou passes into half guard.
BangYou is trying to control the action in half guard but Lesnar is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
BangYou is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lesnar is just riding it out for now. BangYou eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lesnar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lesnar wants to improve his position but instead BangYou has moved into half guard.
Lesnar blocking the ground and pound attempt from BangYou.
BangYou is looking to take a break and control but Lesnar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
BangYou is working for a kimura but Lesnar is defending it quite comfortably.
Lesnar is not content to let BangYou control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lesnar closes the distance but BangYou moves to the side
and BangYou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
BangYou misses with the combination.
BangYou rushes Lesnar and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
BangYou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lesnar changes levels and goes for a takedown here. BangYou fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Aiu BangYou dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lesnar misses with a left hand
and BangYou counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
BangYou avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
BangYou misses with a straight left.
BangYou lands a head kick!
 It looks like Mark Lesnar has been cut.
Lesnar drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
BangYou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Lesnar misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar moves out of range as BangYou strikes.
BangYou pushes Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar lands with a right to the head.
It looks like Aiu BangYou has been cut.
BangYou with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lesnar goes for a takedown attempt but BangYou pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as BangYou throws out the jab.
Lesnar throwing a counter right hand but BangYou manages to avoid it.
BangYou misses with a low kick.
BangYou misses with a left hand
and BangYou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BangYou misses with a body punch
and Lesnar counters with a straight right hand.
We've been told by Lesnar's head coaches at whitey's gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
BangYou takes a swing at Lesnar's ribcage but misses.
BangYou fails with an attempt to clinch.
BangYou fails with the takedown.
Lesnar was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The fighters circling - BangYou throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BangYou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Aiu BangYou seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lesnar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lesnar lands a left hand that snaps the head of BangYou backwards.
Lesnar is stalling here.
Lesnar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lesnar gets through BangYou's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
BangYou tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lesnar's elbow.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, BangYou throws an elbow but misses.
Lesnar wants a takedown.
Lesnar scores with a nice hook to the head.
BangYou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
BangYou tries a head kick but it misses.
BangYou lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lesnar. BangYou does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou thows a leg kick but Lesnar checks it
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesnar gets a double leg takedown into BangYou's guard.
BangYou had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lesnar defends it easily.
BangYou pulls Lesnar in to control the position.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar is in close to BangYou's body, working some short punches and elbows.
BangYou looking for a sweep. Not yet BangYou, not yet.
Lesnar landing with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as BangYou works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. BangYou swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lesnar is fighting to break BangYou's control of his arms but BangYou is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Our spies down at at Soul Supremacy Rio inform us that BangYou has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
BangYou keeping moving, preventing Lesnar from controlling successfully.
BangYou working a defensive guard here.
Lesnar stands and throws BangYou's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Lesnar will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Lesnar moves in looking to clinch but BangYou pushes him off.
BangYou looks like he wants to counter punch here.
BangYou has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot by BangYou.
BangYou misses with a double jab
and Lesnar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lesnar moves into the clinch.
BangYou landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
BangYou gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lesnar.
BangYou lands a nice elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
BangYou utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by BangYou.
BangYou is trying to pull guard but Lesnar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lesnar takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BangYou tries a body shot but Lesnar blocks it.
BangYou unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lesnar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown.
BangYou has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lesnar uses from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but BangYou has wrist control.
Lesnar might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
BangYou is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
BangYou looking for a sweep. Not yet BangYou, not yet.
BangYou striking off his back but it's not causing Lesnar any problems.
BangYou will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lesnar trying to control the position from guard on top but BangYou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lesnar postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
BangYou working a defensive guard here.
Lesnar throwing strikes but missing.
Lesnar lands a couple of elbows.
Lesnar throws a big right hand that misses.
Lesnar with a nice head shot there.
Lesnar postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
BangYou is trying to control the position but Lesnar postures up.
Lesnar trying to control but BangYou is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BangYou is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lesnar is aware though and is defending well.
Lesnar trying to control but BangYou is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
BangYou takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
BangYou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
BangYou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lesnar looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar blocks a body shot from BangYou.
BangYou doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
BangYou takes a shot to the head.
Lesnar is looking for a takedown.
BangYou misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, BangYou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lesnar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lesnar lands a nice uppercut.
BangYou putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lesnar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, BangYou creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
BangYou ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. BangYou no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
BangYou is trying to keep Lesnar in close.
BangYou lands an upkick as Lesnar stands over him.
Lesnar landing some decent shots from guard.
Lesnar working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of BangYou's head.
Lesnar is looking to work some ground and pound but BangYou has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aiu BangYou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think BangYou has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aiu BangYou!
During a confident post fight interview, Aiu BangYou thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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FIGHT
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